What is Nellie short for?
Nellie is short for Eleanor and Helen. In 2025, 567 girls in the United States were given Nellie as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Nellie
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
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